Letter to the editor from Western North Carolina PSR's Dr. Lew Patrie.

Here are this month's top op-eds, news articles, and media hits to keep you informed about what's happening in the universe of nuclear disarmament.

Today, as more than 130 nations begin the second round of nuclear ban treaty negotiations at the U.N., the U.S. government continues its misguided boycott. In doing so, the U.S. government once again fails in its basic duty to protect public health.

Op-ed by PSR member Dr. Stan Freidberg.

Op-ed on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative from PSR's Dr. Jim Recht.

Op-ed by GBPSR's Dr. James Recht urging MA Governor Charlie Baker to strengthen the carbon requirements in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

The Maine Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, which represents more than 3,000 health care professionals and health advocates statewide, also issued a statement that warned withdrawal from the Paris accord "threatens human health in Maine."

President Donald Trump announced today that he plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Agreement, supported by almost all the countries of the world, including major greenhouse gas emitting countries, would significantly reduce emissions to combat climate change.

The City of Portland and Multnomah County, OR have committed to a goal of meeting 100 percent of community energy needs with renewable power by 2050. This victory is in part due to the hard work of Oregon PSR.

In response to President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget, Physicians for Social Responsibility issued the following statement from Executive Director Jeff Carter.

A United Nations disarmament panel presented the first draft on Monday of a proposed global treaty to ban nuclear weapons, which advocates called an important step that could hasten completion of a final text by early July.

Here are this month's top op-eds, news articles, and media hits to keep you informed about what's happening in the universe of nuclear disarmament.

PSR applauds the U.S. Senate’s vote against a resolution that would have eliminated the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule to minimize natural gas waste and emissions on federal and tribal lands.

"Whenever there is disturbance of this kind at a nuclear waste site, it’s always a matter of concern," said Laura Skelton, executive director of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a group involved in educating the public about nuclear waste.

Op-ed by PSR Board Member Dr. Robert Dodge.

Op-ed by PSR Maine's Sydney Sewall, MD, MPH.

Letter to the editor from Dr. Barton Scheonfeld of PSR New York.

PSR's Barbara Gottlieb writes about how energy efficiency can have a big impact on climate change.

Last week, nuclear weapons policy experts, scientists, and religious leaders gathered at the United States Capitol Visitor Center for the conference titled, "Toward a Fundamental Change in Nuclear Weapons Policy." Sokka Gakkai-USA convened the conference and twenty NGOs and faith-based organizations co-sponsored the event.

Today, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) joined a coalition of 17 organizations to submit nearly 500,000 signatures urging Congress to support H.R. 669 and S. 200, the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017.